Early reviews herald On Oni Pond as Man Man's finest work to date. Esquire called On Oni Pond the band's “best album yet” and “an artistic and revelatory triumph.” Magnet proclaimed the album "the most enjoyable weird record of their career," while Alternative Press recently wrote, "With sprinklings of dub (King Shiv), ragtime piano (Curtains) and doo wop (Sparks), Man Man are still digging around in a diverse bag of influences. Fortunately, they keep pulling out winners."

On Oni Pond features an arresting reconstruction of Man Man's visionary sound – stripped to its core and rebuilt as something new and compelling yet still very much Man Man. This marked shift is a direct result of an intensive collaboration between the band's frontman, Honus Honus (Kattner), and drummer Pow Pow, who has assumed a new-found prominence in the songwriting process, bringing an exhilarating array of new rhythmic ideas to the mix. The compositions were further honed by the band members along with producer Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit) into a compelling mash-up of Fear Of Music era Talking Heads, classic soul, psychedelia, hip hop, and 50’s rock and roll.

Man Man is poised to take their legendary live show, which The Philadelphia Inquirer called “a pure adrenaline rush” and the Boston Globe proclaimed “storm of musical intensity” across America in the ensuing months, playing in support of the new record.